Manchester United’s Revival Cut Short by Fulham Victory: Top Four Dreams Fading Away

Monday, 26 February 2024 – 05:26 WIB

England – Asa saw Manchester United’s revival this season disappear again. After recording five consecutive wins, the team nicknamed the Red Devils again experienced minor results in the Premier League.

Erik ten Hag’s squad was forced to give up 1-2 when they hosted Fulham at Old Trafford Stadium, Saturday evening WIB 24 February 2024. As a result now the fans have to swallow their disappointment again.

Fulham, who is in 12th place in the Premier League standings, has stopped MU’s dominance while they are trying to catch the top four in the standings. This result also makes the opportunity to penetrate the top flight even more difficult.

Manchester United player, Alejandro Garnacho when defeated by Fulham

“This will go very slowly. This will not happen overnight,” said British football observer Paul Merson when speaking at Sky Sports.

“It will be very, very slow. If Man United goes ahead and wins the league in the next five years, whoever the manager is will have to be knighted,” he added.

Merson also said satire referring to what Ten Hag said when he came to coach MU. The Dutch tactician had expressed his desire to end Manchester City’s dominance in recent years.

After seeing MU’s development, Merson saw that this was a wish that could not possibly come true. Moreover, the team nicknamed The Citizens under the guidance of Pep Guardiola continues to develop.

Fulham player Alex Iwobi scored against Manchester United

“You say ‘I’m going to take over Man City’. Straight away, wait a minute, you know, in the next few years, we have to try and catch them, then we catch them. I mean, that’s impossible,” said Merson.

Merson’s harsh criticism of the Red Devils did not stop there. He also questioned what MU’s goal was while still talking about the target of finishing in the top four of the Premier League standings so they could advance to the Champions League.

“How can they think about getting into the top four, and what’s the point? Just to get to the Champions League. They’re not going to win it, so what’s the point of taking part?”